SCWEA Conference 2015

Inside this issue:

President’s

Message

1

Canadian Educa-

tion and Research

Institute for Coun-

selling (CERIC)

1

SCWEA Award Win-

ners

Power PD Pictures

2

3

Skills Canada

Career Pro 2015

Take your Kids to

Work (Wednesday

November 4, 2015

4

SaskCareers Web-

System Update

Contact Confer-

5

RDIEC Update &

Career Resources

SCWEA Executive

6

E—News October 2015

Looking for some

career-focused profes-

sional development?

Check out:

Career Pro 2015 Virtual Conference

Nov. 2-6, 2015 http://

careerproconference.ca/

http://cannexus.ca/

Cannexus 2015 January 25-27

in Ottawa, Ontario

https://www.acteonline.org/

ACTE CareerTech Vision 2015 Nov. 19-

22 in New Orleans, TN http://

www.careertechvision.com/http://

www.careertechvision.com/

Relevant career-focused articles can

be found through online journals, by

conducting various internet searches,

and through virtual communities such

as www.contactpoint.ca.

Contact Conference 2016: “Branding

Your Future” April 12-13 in Saskatoon,

SK

The Provincial Skills Canada Competi-

tion April 21 & 22 in Regina Saskatch-

ewan.

http://www.skillscanada.com/

http://www.skillscanadasask.com/

Canadian Education and Research Institute for

Counselling (CERIC)

Once again CERIC has put together a great line up of speakers for the up-

coming Cannexus 16 National Career Development Conference.

SCWEA is proud to be a supporting organization, for the upcoming Cannexus 16 National Career Development Conference to be held on January 25-27, 2016 at the Ottawa Shaw Convention Centre. As a Supporting organization, SCWEA members are entitled to a 10% discount on the Conexus conference registration until November 2 (end of early bird registrations) and 5% discount thereafter. For

more information visit http://www.cannexus.ca/

This year’s SCWEA Power P.D. Conference was aligned with the International Festival of

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEMfest) providing educators with the

opportunity to attend both events. The theme of STEMfest 2015 was “Skilling a Nation’s

Future -Aligning STEM education to a State’s Future Human Resource Needs”. STEMfest

brought together experts from the province and the world to provide their perspectives

on the opportunities and the vital role STEM careers will play in improving the human

condition and meeting the future challenges that lay ahead for mankind and the world as

a whole. Educators and students were treated to video conferences with world experts

like Dr. Tony Wagner, head of the Harvard Innovation Lab, who emphasized the

important role that innovation in the STEM areas will play nationally and internationally.

Getting the right people in the right careers will be paramount to ensuring the innovation

in STEM areas required to meet future global needs. Nationally the talent disconnect

that has been prevalent in Canada for so many years has to be addressed. We need to do

a better job of integrating career education into all subject areas so that students

connect the purpose, path and potential to what they are learning. It is exciting to see

career education integrated into the new Saskatchewan science curricula. We will

continue to see career opportunities STEM areas grow and expand as new technologies

are developed and new applications are found. We are already seeing areas like robotics,

gaming and communication technologies coming together to solve problems in ways that

only a decade ago we would not have even imagined. In a world where learning can take

place anywhere any time, collaboration, communication, and information technology skills

will be essential to facilitate for the critical and creative thinking necessary to meet the

challenges ahead. Congratulations to organizers of both conferences!

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Conference 2015: Power PD Congratulations to this year’s Friends of SCWEA award winners. From left to right,

Cathy Coghlin from the U of S Vet-Med College and Janet Uchacz-Hart from the Saskatoon

Industry Education Council with past-president Marlene Flaman Dunn.

Thank you to this year’s SCWEA Recognition of Service award winners. From left to right,

Rick Clark with Marlene Flaman Dunn and Marlene Flaman Dunn with outgoing president,

Cynthia Wright-Fulton.

PD Can Be Fun & Relaxing

A big thank you to all our sponsors, presenters, and booth displayers for help-

ing to make Power PD 2015 another great SCWEA Conference.

Take Our Kids to Work, The Learning Partnership’s signature program, is celebrating its 21st

year of providing Grade 9 students across Canada with the opportunity to experience and

learn about the world of work as they begin to explore possible career paths. The Learning

Partnership began running this program in 1994 in Ontario and it has since grown into a

national program that reaches students in all provinces and territories across the country.

More than 250,000 Grade nine students and at least 75,000 businesses and organizations

nationwide participate in Take Our Kids to Work day annually.

Did You Know

Take Our Kids To Work Day falls on the first Wednesday in November every year.

Organizations who register for Take Our Kids to Work are eligible to apply for the

Learning Partnership’s Canada’s Outstanding Employers Award.

The program helps teachers make the connection between education and future

career paths.

It enhances a company’s brand by improving employee engagement, morale and

loyalty.

It demonstrates that a workplace is progressive and committed to education.

Take Our Kids to Work Day

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

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Benefits of Take Our

Kids to Work.

For students, It’s an

opportunity to:

Understand the importance of staying in school by learning first-hand what skills are required in today’s workplace.

Start exploring career options in a practical way and gain a better understanding of just how many career choices are open to them.

Develop an appreciation for their parents’ careers and roles in supporting their families.

For parents, it’s preparing

your child for the future. You

can:

Participate in a shared

experience with your child.

Begin a career dialogue

based on actual experiences.

Enrich your child’s

experience with discussions

before, during and after the

Skilled Trades and Technology Week November 2 –8, 2015

This year National Skills Trades and Technology week will be kicked off in the Regina Region

at the Regina Trades and Skills Centre (RTSC) November 3 with high school students taking

part in a Try a Trade event and touring the RTSC facility. Last year the province hosted the

21st annual National Skills Competétences Canada Competition and I would be remiss if I did

not congratulate everyone involved on a job well done!

This year, the 18th annual provincial Skills Canada Saskatchewan competition will take place

on April 21-22 in Regina and the 22nd annual National Skills Competétences Canada

Competition planned for June 5—8, 2016 in Moncton, New Brunswick.

http://www.skillscanadasask.com/

http://www.skillscanada.com/

Career Pro 2015

Virtual Career Develop-

ment Conference Nov. 2-6

CAREERPRO 2015 offers career professionals content-rich presentations, discussions, and

chats in a collaborative online format. Participate in an extensive professional development pro-

gram which features expert speakers and masterminds. You’ll have many opportunities to net-

work, brainstorm, interact, and co-create with your colleagues. http://careerproconference.ca/

Sask. Careers Websystem Update

https://www.saskcareers.ca/

It has been a year since the official Media launch of the SaskCareers.ca website and it is now available to every school

division and household in the province. A great deal of work has and is being done to insure the site’s compatibility with the

different student information systems currently used by school divisions in the province.

If you go on the site you will see that the inventories in the Know Yourself section of the site have been expanded to include:

Learning Styles: This inventory helps students to determine whether they are visual, auditory or kinesthetic learners.

Significant Experiences: Are good indicators of what will likely matter to them in the future.

Skills Quiz: Skills are things that students do well and are an important part of who they are.

Traits Quiz: Traits are the behaviours and characteristics students bring to an occupation and a workplace that make

them who they are.

Multiple Intelligences: Research has shown that there are eight different kinds of intelligence. Most people will find that

they are strong in three or four of them.

Preferred Working Conditions: Workplace culture, location, circumstances, and management style can have a profound

effect on how people feel about their occupation or career direction. This quiz helps students determine the kind of

workplace they would thrive in.

Work Values Quiz: Values are the foundation of a career plan. This inventory will help students determine their

preferred work setting, how they like to interact with others and their personal work style.

A secure messaging feature has also been added to the site to facilitate communication between teachers and students. If

you click on the resource section you will find a secure messaging user guide along with user guides for new accounts,

students, career decision making, and the high school planner. Manuals and workbooks have also been recently added to

the resource section. Currently the resume builder is being tested and evaluated before it is added to the site. With each

addition and upgrade the SaskCareers websystem is becoming an essential tool in the quest to assist students to find the

career path that is right for them.

Branding has become so important that a whole industry has been built around assisting companies in establishing their

brand. This year’s Contact conference is planned for April 12 and 13, 2016 in Saskatoon and the theme is “Branding Your

Future”. The Contact Conference has set the standard for career development/education conferences in Saskatchewan.

This year’s conference committee has been working very hard to establish a great line-up of local, national and

international speakers catering to career educators and practitioners alike. This is one professional learning opportunity

you don’t want to miss. See you in Saskatoon.

Looking for Career Education Resources

Executive Positions for

2015-2016: Past President – Cynthia

Wright-Fulton (1st year of a 2 year term)

President – Leanne Merkow-sky and Gordon Heidel (1st

year of a 2 year term)

Vice-President – Kerrie Bi-

netruy (1st year of 2 year term)

Secretary - Vanessa Lewis

(9th year of 20 a year term)

Treasurer – Jennifer Beiber

(1st year of a 2 year term)

Director - Marlene Flaman

Dunn

Director – Renette Edgar

Director – Russel Moore

Director – Viviana Ruiz Ar-

cand

Director – Tyson Snelling

Director: Mari Clark

Ministry of Education Contact: Barbara McKinnon

Regina District Industry Education Council (RDIEC) With year one completed, the RDIEC team set out to build on the success of the six core

programs and establish new programs to support key stakeholders and cohorts of students

that the current programs may be missing. To accomplish this goal RDIEC programming was

refined and expanded from six to ten programs. Highlights from 2014 – 15 include:

“Grade 9 Try a Career Days” with approximately 2600 grade 9 students from the Regina

Region attending the event over three days.

Twenty-three Career Spotlights were completed, surpassing the twenty-one career

spotlights in year one.

The Career Connection programs were expanded from three to five. Culinary Arts and

Saskatchewan Women in Trades and Technologies were offered in addition to Machining,

Masonry, and Electrical.

A Summer Apprenticeship Program offered and supported during the summer.

A ManuBot program was established in partnership with the Canadian Manufacturers

and Exporter’s Council (CME) and Skills Canada Saskatchewan. This program promoted and

supported the establishment of middle level robotics clubs in Regina region schools.

Two new and very successful Middle Level Summer Skills Camps were offered in Robotics

and Culinary Arts in partnership with CME, Skills Canada and Campus Regina Public.

The Early Safety Training Program (ESTP) was established in partnership with the Sask.

Safety Council to assist students in meeting the entrance requirements for health care

related to post-secondary programs.

An RDIEC Spring Job Expo was organized.

Three Parents as Career Coaches evenings were hosted.

The RDIEC also coordinated the UR Accelerated Program.

https://www.saskcareers.ca/

http://vocopher.com/

http://www.ncda.org/aws/NCDA/pt/sp/home_page

http://careerproconference.ca/

http://www.careertech.org/

https://www.acteonline.org

http://www.ceric.ca/?q=en

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nLZC7Mwgeg

http://www.saskmininged.com/

http://www.millierdickinsonblais.com/blog/canadas-workforce-crisis-moving-